*Cookiie; Collective Sasa Haul

Holy smokes, it's been a while! Life has been waay too hectic so it was really hard for me to make some free time to blog as well. And to be honest, I haven't really been purchasing much lately since I've become a real typically poor student. *cries* Even this haul post consists of three seperate orders and it isn't even that much! Customs have been more strict lately, so I could only order when Sasa does those $19 free shipping offers. I'm glad Sasa does those offers now, since I really still love them Asian products, hehe.




My cleansers are running out, so I thought it was time to try some new products out. The Kose Softymo White Cleansing Oil sounded really interesting as I read the short reviews on the website. It is supposed to have some sort of melanin-eliminating effects on the skin, but I'm not too confident on that. I've been a fan of the Naive-line from Kanebo, so when I saw the Kanebo Naive Facial Cleansing Foam (Raspberry & Grape Leaf) I just had to get it. It smells really good, but I also haven't tried it out yet. Reviews will definitely come as soon as I've tried them out properly.


Now onto one of my favourite brands for skincare: de herbs! I tried their products out before and despite liking them back then as well, they used to have really sucky packaging. Few years later and the packaging improved so much, that I figured I should try some of their stuff out again. Always having these promotional offers also help by the way. I got this de herbs Hyaluronic Acid Moisture Moist locksas Eye Serum on a BOGO special offer, so I'm all stocked up for now when it comes to eye moisturizers.


Another special offer that I enjoyed was from the de herbs Hyaluronic Acid actif White locksas Toner that came with three full-size au lait-Milky Treatment Masks for free. I don't really feel much for the mask and I haven't tried the toner yet, so maybe a review after I've used it long enough.


These de herbs Rosewater Soothe Moisture Mask were also on a BOGO special offer. I already used a few of these and I have to say that de herbs is very generous with their products. The masks are completely soaked and there would still be some liquid left in the sachet. I'm quite satisfied with these, so I definitely recommend trying them out.

Sasa also gave me a Foot Repair Essence, but I'm really not impressed by it that I don't even bother saying more about it than this. De herbs always having special offers going on, so check the brand out if you plan on ordering at Sasa.


The last two items were picked along for the order because I simply needed to reach the $19 limit for free shipping. I use this Acne Needle to pop my pimples yeah I know gross haha. Whenever I went for a facial treatment I'd see them use this tool to do so as well, so I think this is probably the best way of doing it. Remember to never force it if you plan on using this tool, because then it'll be more likely that you will hurt the skin around the pimple which can lead to scarring.


Last but not least, I got this sample-sized Estee Lauder Pure Color Long-lasting Lipstick. I'm a little greedy when it comes to my lipstick collection because I'm always so in love with the packaging. With this little lipstick I don't really have to worry about finishing it and yet I get the good quality from Estee Lauder. I do like the colour as it seems like a very universal red that will probably look good on anyone.

That's ittt, let me know if you've tried these products already or if you want to see a review of them. Or just anything, because it's been waaay too long that I've talked to you guys.

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*Cookiie; St. Clare Hyaluronic Acid Original Serum (review)

Product description: Can't find it! I can't find anything about this company other than the website that is mentioned on the box.. but that's completely in Chinese.

How to use it: Nothing on this one either. I personally use it around my eyes as an eye moisturizer, but traditionally serums are used after toner and before moisturizer.

Retail price: $18 on Ebay.com It's not for sale anymore, but the seller I bought it from is Beautyshop2008.

UPDATE: Milk just found a website called Bobodave.com that's selling it for $14.33! Their navigation menu is kind of unorganized, but you'll be able to find it easily by using the search option.

Lovely lovely ingredients list! It's short but it has all the ingredients it needs.



The product

The first thing I noticed when I unpacked, was how friggin' awesome the packaging is. Unlike the packaging fail I've had with de herb's serum, this serum was rather securely packed. The bottle is sealed with an aluminium cap so that it is impossible to leak. It is very easy to twist it open and to pop the dropper on. Despite all the extra safety measures, I actually had no problems traveling with the serum just like that. Big thumbs up for the packaging!




The serum itself is super watery and colourless, so no pictures for that since you can't really tell what it is anyways. This is how I would do it if I want to use it on my whole face: Simply put 3-4 drops on your hand palm, spread it all over your hands then pat in onto your skin. The serum is slightly sticky at the beginning, but that will disappear once it is completely absorbed.

However, my skin is moisturized properly with just the creams I use during the warmer days; so right now I like to use this for my eye area only. My eye area tends to be very dry, prone to fine lines and pre-mature wrinkles. I haven't gotten any new eye moisturizers for a while as I'm saving up for a particular one, but this serum works well enough for now. I highly recommend a HA serum as an eye moisturizer, if you are still young but have a very dry eye area like me. This way it will still be plenty moisturized, without all the extra unneeded oils sitting on your skin that can cause milia.

The verdict

I quite like it. If you need a little extra moisture for your skin, this would definitely help you with that. This product is sadly not so easy to find, as I don't think the brand St. Clare has gone internationally yet. Fortunately, there are plenty of other HA serums out there; that's why I decided to review this anyways. I can't really recommend you this product particularly, but a good HA serum (or toner even) is definitely a worthy investment.

Rating: 4/5

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*Cookiie; Gmarket Order & More Packaging Fail

Now I have to face it: I have no excuses anymore to not update more regularly. After more than a week not updating, I will have to treat you all two posts within 24 hours. Haha, yeah I know that's not that impressive, but I think you will understand if you're an old follower of us (read: we simply fail updating regularly). :P

In this post I'll be writing about my first Gmarket order. I wanted to get a cute planner and Gmarket has plenty of them. They have fixed shipping rates, and they're not that cheap at all if you're not being careful with picking out the right products. So I picked some other items to make full use of the flat rate. Maybe I'll write more about the order process later, but it's kind of earlylate now and my brains don't want to work properly anymore.
The packages. Not sure if they came seperate or together in one big box, but I had it sent to Hong Kong because my brother was there and could bring it home with him when he came back to Holland.

The planner. I got free gifts inside each package and with this one I received two pens and some coupons. I'm not sure if I'm right though, because I can't read Korean and obviously can't use them either. The pens are really cute though (there's like a ball on the top which I failed to capture on the picture) and write nicely in black.

And now the extras: nail polishes! These are from the brand Npeal and they have some really nice pastel colours. I also got a white nail art polish so I can make cute little dots and stuff. I'm planning on wearing nail polish more often now, so be prepared for some nails of the days~ As for the free gifts: Why hullo thar Mr. Kim Bum! Inside the box are some cotton pads that go with the free nail polish remover. It's a pretty big bottle, so I'm reaally happy with this seller.

Lacvert Ice Kiss lipstick in 'Yuna Peach'. Milk has been raving about this lipstick, so I decided to order the peach one. I'm not so sure about this seller since, although it was packed nicely in a box, the bubble wrap wasn't really securely wrapped around the lipstick. There's also something wrong with the packaging of the lipstick, as I can't twist back once I twisted it up (I asked Milk and hers is perfectly fine). Ended up chipping the product a bit, so that makes me a little unhappy. As a gift I got a PureDerm mask..not sure if I'm going to use it though.

That's all for the Gmarket order. I might be ordering again when I go to Hong Kong myself in July, since I'm overally quite satisfied with the order. It's a shame for me that the shipping rates to Holland are kind of crazy, but if you're in Asia, you'll definitely be able to enjoy some nice shipping rates. :)

I'll be ending this post with a pseudo teaser for the next post, as this packaging fail is part of another sasa haul of mine.

Yes, about 1/3rd of the product has spilled. I guess both Milk and I need to be careful with ordering serums this month, haha.

Good night! And anticipate my next post within 24 hours, hehe ~

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*Milk; product fail

I was so happy when I saw a tiny package waiting for me inside our mailbox, but then I discovered...

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